Word: loudnesses
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...though the PTC has a loud voice, just whom they speak for is debatable. Last year, in response to viewer complaints, the FCC levied its largest TV fine ever, $1.2 million, against Fox for an episode of the reality show Married by America, which featured strippers covered in whipped cream. The commission said the broadcast had generated 159 letters of complaint. Jeff Jarvis, a former TV critic who writes the blog BuzzMachine.com filed a Freedom of Information Act request to see the letters. Because of multiple mailings, the letters actually came from just 23 people, 21 of whom used...
...Words to Describe Yourself: Loud, Lazy, Rowdy
...part of a University initiative, this project should tailor itself around the habits of the University community. If construction has to start at seven, then crews should at least be told to avoid jackhammering or other loud activities until later in the morning...
...night. DJ Lay-Z-Boy spun records in the back, taking requests from the customers and showing off his scratching skills. A few local rappers wandered in and out, rifling through the record displays and talking to the four hip hop aficionados who run the place. Jesse Christopher, the loud-mouthed head of marketing for the upstart record shop, remained upbeat, placing calls to his friends in the Boston hip hop scene, inviting them to come down and try their hand at the mic. Anthony Bushu, the “mad mellow” store manager, hung back behind...
...months have passed since the two sides began warring to varying degrees, over Summers’ managerial style, his bluntness, and his perceived sexism. The Faculty has made its statement—loud, clear, and in great number—that the current academic environment at the College cannot persist. The Summers controversy has brought to the surface latent hostilities that have poisoned the Faculty-President relationship to the detriment of all. The mass-airing of opinions that has resulted has been therapeutic for both sides involved, but has distracted them from longer term, arguably more pressing issues...